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For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, TotSoilComb, 0.5 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"e24860d59556b720","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"7.6E+00","value_num":7.6,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, GWSoilIng, 0.5 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"a2d06790785b5603","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"7.6E+02","value_num":760,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, GWSoilClass 3, 0.5 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"ab8ff0971910ebf7","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"6.4E+01","value_num":64,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, AirSoilInh-V, 0.5 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"829b014f75468288","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"1.0E+06","value_num":1000000,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, AirGW-SoilInh-V, 0.5 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"053da1d6a967d8dd","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"4.1E+00","value_num":4.1,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, TotSoilComb, 30 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"29a3370cda6d3c77","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"3.8E+00","value_num":3.8,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, GWSoilIng, 30 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"414434a67c7a8ab6","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"3.8E+02","value_num":380,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, GWSoilClass 3, 30 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"26fba72b8fb50cff","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"3.3E+01","value_num":33,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, AirSoilInh-V, 30 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"c18da1f5743c7522","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"7.2E+04","value_num":72000,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 1, Residential Soil, AirGW-SoilInh-V, 30 acre source area","page":10,"quote":null}},{"id":"a4317bd8718d1a92","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"1.7E+01","value_num":17,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, TotSoilComb, 0.5 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"14cd3f28f4dfc146","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"7.6E+00","value_num":7.6,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, GWSoilIng, 0.5 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"f11fc697540e7d85","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"7.6E+02","value_num":760,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, GWSoilClass 3, 0.5 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"ce2f712a506265a1","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"8.9E+01","value_num":89,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, AirSoilInh-V, 0.5 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"12edab2e47fbd935","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"1.0E+06","value_num":1000000,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, AirGW-SoilInh-V, 0.5 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"cd896693c8379802","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"1.7E+01","value_num":17,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, TotSoilComb, 30 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"8109cf173e681726","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"3.8E+00","value_num":3.8,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, GWSoilIng, 30 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"3328971cf39aa870","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"3.8E+02","value_num":380,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, GWSoilClass 3, 30 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"b06defb4808b7e60","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"4.6E+01","value_num":46,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, AirSoilInh-V, 30 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"54f1a26f860e0675","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"1.0E+05","value_num":100000,"unit":"mg/kg","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"soil","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 2, Commercial/Industrial Soil, AirGW-SoilInh-V, 30 acre source area","page":25,"quote":null}},{"id":"b0522dd87cfb4d70","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"2.0E-04","value_num":0.0002,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, GWGWIng, Residential","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"14fbbdc6d97611ae","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"2.0E-02","value_num":0.02,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, GWGWClass3, Residential","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"a2652d571c8290bd","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"2.9E+01","value_num":29,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, AirGWInh-V 0.5 acre source area, Residential","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"7bb12454bb450ba5","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"3.8E+00","value_num":3.8,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","residential land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, AirGWInh-V 30 acre source area, Residential","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"d68722a9a99ff673","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"2.0E-04","value_num":0.0002,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, GWGWIng, Commercial/Industrial","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"94f2630568b21260","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"2.0E-02","value_num":0.02,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, GWGWClass3, Commercial/Industrial","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"f97368f263f16036","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"4.1E+01","value_num":41,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 0.5 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, AirGWInh-V 0.5 acre source area, Commercial/Industrial","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"74ddb2563d1d5342","parameter":"Benzo-a-pyrene","value":"5.3E+00","value_num":5.3,"unit":"mg/L","direction":"max","kind":"threshold","medium":"groundwater","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["1 In accordance with §350.72(b), when establishing Tier 1 PCLs for individual COCs for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways, the person must evaluate whether the PCLs need to be adjusted to lower concentrations to meet the cumulative carcinogenic risk level and hazard index criteria specified in §350.72(c). For COCs which exhibit both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic characteristics, they shall be evaluated as both a carcinogen and noncarcinogen when determining whether the PCL established for an individual COC for each of the individual and combined human health exposure pathways needs to be adjusted to a lower concentration to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria. The person shall then use the lower of the carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic PCL as the Tier 1 human health PCL. In other words, the Tier 1 PCLs provided in this table for an individual COC should not be used as the final Tier 1 human health PCL for any of the individual or combined exposure pathways in cases where there are more than 10 carcinogenic and/or more than 10 noncarcinogenic COCs within a source medium unless it can be demonstrated that further downward adjustment is not necessary to meet the cumulative risk and hazard criteria.","commercial/industrial land use, 30 acre source area"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_trrp_pcl","title":"Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 TAC Chapter 350): Tier 1 protective concentration levels — Table 1 Residential Soil, Table 2 Commercial/Industrial Soil, Table 3 Groundwater (residential and commercial/industrial)","issuer":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"TRRP Tier 1 PCL tables, Last Revised: February 6, 2025 (TCEQ, PDF version)","source_url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/remediation/trrp/2025-pcl-tables-6-february-2025-final.pdf","source_sha256":"fb90ae0c95044f80cf21c83087ddbdc18ceee259ef8a6531887cc5c454d67686","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"TRRP Table 3, Groundwater, AirGWInh-V 30 acre source area, Commercial/Industrial","page":39,"quote":null}},{"id":"c422332fe6c291bb","parameter":"Benzo(a)pyrene","value":"0.0100","value_num":0.01,"unit":"µg/L","direction":"max","kind":"guideline","medium":"surface_water","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["surface water designated or used for public drinking water supply, or a sole-source surface drinking water supply (30 TAC §307.6(d)(2)(A), Column A)","not yet effective for Clean Water Act purposes: US EPA is still reviewing this revised criterion (EPA's cover page to the posted 2022 standards); the earlier EPA-approved Texas criterion applies for CWA purposes meanwhile"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_wqs","title":"Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, 30 TAC Chapter 307 (2022): §307.6 Table 1 aquatic life (freshwater and saltwater acute/chronic) and Table 2 human health; §307.7 Table 3 dissolved oxygen","issuer":"State of Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"2022 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards (Rule Project No. 2020-014-307-OW), effective June 27, 2025, as US EPA posts them (cover dated July 1, 2025) with what EPA has approved for CWA purposes","source_url":"https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-12/txwqs-2022.pdf","source_sha256":"88ff93dcfb277feec248541b2aa9a0f01cd3a747cda6e03d958344ee4a34ce5e","fetched_at":"2026-10-14","source_status":{"checked":"2026-10-15","status":"unchanged"},"section":"30 TAC §307.6(d) Table 2","page":46,"quote":null}},{"id":"292b4c28794bf4a2","parameter":"Benzo(a)pyrene","value":"0.0103","value_num":0.0103,"unit":"µg/L","direction":"max","kind":"guideline","medium":"surface_water","level":"regional","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US-TX"],"conditions":["surface water with a sustainable fishery not designated or used for public water supply (30 TAC §307.6(d)(2)(B), Column B); in an incidental fishery the criterion is ten times this value (30 TAC §307.6(d)(6))","not yet effective for Clean Water Act purposes: US EPA is still reviewing this revised criterion (EPA's cover page to the posted 2022 standards); the earlier EPA-approved Texas criterion applies for CWA purposes meanwhile"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_tx_wqs","title":"Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, 30 TAC Chapter 307 (2022): §307.6 Table 1 aquatic life (freshwater and saltwater acute/chronic) and Table 2 human health; §307.7 Table 3 dissolved oxygen","issuer":"State of Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","edition":"2022 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards (Rule Project No. 2020-014-307-OW), effective June 27, 2025, as US EPA posts them (cover dated July 1, 2025) with what EPA has approved for CWA purposes","source_url":"https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-12/txwqs-2022.pdf","source_sha256":"88ff93dcfb277feec248541b2aa9a0f01cd3a747cda6e03d958344ee4a34ce5e","fetched_at":"2026-10-14","source_status":{"checked":"2026-10-15","status":"unchanged"},"section":"30 TAC §307.6(d) Table 2","page":46,"quote":null}},{"id":"bdfecfef9ebdb536","parameter":"Benzo(a)pyrene","value":"0.061","value_num":0.061,"unit":"mg/L","statistic":"composite","direction":"max","kind":"limit","medium":"product","level":"national","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US"],"conditions":["(a) Table UTS identifies the hazardous constituents, along with the nonwastewater and wastewater treatment standard levels, that are used to regulate most prohibited hazardous wastes with numerical limits. For determining compliance with treatment standards for underlying hazardous constituents as defined in § 268.2(i), these treatment standards may not be exceeded. Compliance with these treatment standards is measured by an analysis of grab samples, unless otherwise noted in the following Table UTS."],"cite":{"instrument":"us_40cfr268_48","title":"40 CFR 268.48 — Universal treatment standards: Table UTS, wastewater and nonwastewater treatment standards for the hazardous constituents of land-disposal-restricted wastes","issuer":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","edition":"eCFR, 40 CFR 268.48 as of 2026-10-13 (title 40 up to date as of that day; source note: 59 FR 48103, Sept. 19, 1994, as last amended at 76 FR 34156, June 13, 2011)","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-10-13/title-40.xml?part=268&section=268.48","source_sha256":"70b2e58a6b1e228e2c204acc69b69fab0d5a0347e35d569959073c3dc3ee4adb","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"40 CFR 268.48, Table UTS, Organic Constituents, wastewater standard","page":null,"quote":"Benzo(a)pyrene 50-32-8 0.061 3.4"}},{"id":"4bba642144572538","parameter":"Benzo(a)pyrene","value":"3.4","value_num":3.4,"unit":"mg/kg","statistic":"instant","direction":"max","kind":"limit","medium":"product","level":"national","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US"],"conditions":["(a) Table UTS identifies the hazardous constituents, along with the nonwastewater and wastewater treatment standard levels, that are used to regulate most prohibited hazardous wastes with numerical limits. For determining compliance with treatment standards for underlying hazardous constituents as defined in § 268.2(i), these treatment standards may not be exceeded. Compliance with these treatment standards is measured by an analysis of grab samples, unless otherwise noted in the following Table UTS."],"cite":{"instrument":"us_40cfr268_48","title":"40 CFR 268.48 — Universal treatment standards: Table UTS, wastewater and nonwastewater treatment standards for the hazardous constituents of land-disposal-restricted wastes","issuer":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","edition":"eCFR, 40 CFR 268.48 as of 2026-10-13 (title 40 up to date as of that day; source note: 59 FR 48103, Sept. 19, 1994, as last amended at 76 FR 34156, June 13, 2011)","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-10-13/title-40.xml?part=268&section=268.48","source_sha256":"70b2e58a6b1e228e2c204acc69b69fab0d5a0347e35d569959073c3dc3ee4adb","fetched_at":"2026-10-15","section":"40 CFR 268.48, Table UTS, Organic Constituents, nonwastewater standard","page":null,"quote":"Benzo(a)pyrene 50-32-8 0.061 3.4"}},{"id":"6a546b5c76eb5100","parameter":"Benzo(a)pyrene","value":"61","value_num":61,"unit":"µg/L","statistic":"daily_max","direction":"max","kind":"limit","medium":"water_discharge","level":"national","route":"direct","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US"],"conditions":["(a) The provisions of this part are applicable to process wastewater discharges from all establishments or portions of establishments that manufacture the organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers (OCPSF) products or product groups covered by subparts B through H of this regulation and are i","route is direct","cites is 40 CFR 414","the discharge is of the Subpart I—Direct Discharge Point Sources That Use End-of-Pipe Biological Treatment","existing sources (BAT)","(b) In the case of chromium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc, and total cyanide, the discharge quantity (mass) shall be determined by multiplying the concentrations listed in the following table for these pollutants times the flow from metal-bearing waste streams for the metals and times the flow from cyanide bearing waste streams for total cyanide. The metal-bearing waste streams and cyanide-bearin…"],"cite":{"instrument":"us_40cfr414","title":"40 CFR Part 414 — PART 414—ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PLASTICS, AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS","issuer":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency","edition":"eCFR as of 2026-08-01","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-01/title-40.xml?part=414","source_sha256":"8652d1f3d1271a60d9c07a11c5e00c0c1e23da3fb57f25d86e40b9a487b25608","fetched_at":"2026-09-24","source_status":{"checked":"2026-10-15","status":"unchanged"},"section":"40 CFR 414.91 (BAT)","page":null,"quote":"Benzo(a)pyrene 61 23"}},{"id":"8d306743b102924c","parameter":"Benzo(a)pyrene","value":"61","value_num":61,"unit":"µg/L","statistic":"daily_max","direction":"max","kind":"limit","medium":"water_discharge","level":"national","route":"direct","parameter_key":"cas:50-32-8","place":["US"],"conditions":["(a) The provisions of this part are applicable to process wastewater discharges from all establishments or portions of establishments that manufacture the organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers (OCPSF) products or product groups covered by subparts B through H of this regulation and are i","route is direct","cites is 40 CFR 414","the discharge is of the Subpart I—Direct Discharge Point Sources That Use End-of-Pipe Biological Treatment","new sources (NSPS)","(b) In the case of chromium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc, and total cyanide, the discharge quantity (mass) shall be determined by multiplying the concentrations listed in the following table for these pollutants times the flow from metal-bearing waste streams for the metals and times the flow from cyanide bearing waste streams for total cyanide. 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